Notobranchaeidae

Notobranchaeidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Euopisthobranchia clade Gymnosomata
Superfamily:	Clionoidea
Family:	Notobranchaeidae (Pelseneer, 1886)
Genera and species
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Notobranchaeidae is a taxonomic family of floating sea slugs or "sea angels", pelagic marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks.

The small pelagic snails of this family have no shell (except in the early embryonic stage). They are carnivores, equipped with swimming parapodia (fleshy winglike flaps), strong jaws and grasping tentacles, often with suckers resembling those of cephalopods.

A more comprehensive discussion can be found under the entry Sea angel.

Genera and species

Genera and species in the family Notobranchaeidae include: Genus: Notobranchaea Pelseneer, 1886

• Notobranchaea bleekerae van der Spoel & Pafort-van Iersel, 1985
  • Distribution : Oceanic
• Notobranchaea grandis Pruvot-Fol, 1942
  • Distribution : Oceanic
  • Length : 15 mm
• Notobranchaea inopinata Pelseneer, 1887
  • Distribution : Oceanic
  • Length : 5 mm
• Notobranchaea macdonaldi Pelseneer, 1886
  • Distribution : Bermuda, Oceanic
  • Length : 5 mm
• Notobranchaea tetrabranchiata Bonnevie, 1913
  • Distribution : Oceanic
  • Length : 16 mm

References

• Spoel, S. van der, & T. Pafort-van Iersel, 1985. Note on the taxonomy of the family Notobranchaeidae and description of Notobranchaea bleekerae n.sp., a species new to science (Gastropoda, Pteropoda). -- Basteria, 49: 29-36, 1 tab., 3 figs
• * "Prionoglossa". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=78084.